Genaro Léon

Name: Genaro Leon
Hometown: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Birthplace: Sinaloa, Mexico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Olympic Achievements

Genaro Leon represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a Welterweight. His results were:

• Defeated Daniel Omar Dominguez (Argentina) 5-0
• Defeated Akinobu Hiranaka (Japan) 5-0
• Defeated Khemais Refai (Tunisia) 3-2
• Lost to Mark Breland (United States) KO by 1

He also won gold medal in -63,5 kg category in XXXVI South American Amateur Boxing Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil (May 1981). Leon knocked out Eduardo Benevent (ARG) in finals.

Preceded by: Inaugural Champion

WBO Welterweight Champion 1989 May 6 – 1989 Dec 15 Vacated

Succeeded by: Manning Galloway